It was the first time I had encountered death so close to home, and I couldn’t wrap my mind around it. We were a family of 13—my parents, my 10 siblings, and me—and now one of us was gone.

Considering his young age, my 12-year-old brother, who will soon turn 13, has an impressive collection of 10 pairs of Nike shoes from JD Sports, with his latest addition being the Nike Air Dunk ...